Side/rear Glass problems of the 2010 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was parked overnight, the rear passenger side window glass shattered into pieces without warning. The local dealer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,500.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. While driving 20 mph, the rear passenger window shattered. The contact pulled over to the side of the road to observe the failure, but noticed no sign of impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise and discovered that the rear passenger side window was shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, he heard a loud sound coming from the rear seat. The contact soon realized that the rear window had exploded without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine what caused the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 41,900. Updated 3/14/cn the consumer stated the driver's side section of the 3 section rear window exploded into hundreds, if not more pieces. Updated 04/01/14.

I started my truck Jan. 27th,2014 on a very cold morning and turned on the rear defrost on my 2010 Ford f150 super crew-cab truck. I let the truck warm up and when I got to my destination I noticed the rear, passenger side window was shattered. I have seen many complaints on the internet with same the problem which sounds like it could be an electrical problem. I got an estimate to get it fixed. They wanted over $800 . I have a $500 deductible on my insurance. I don't need this expense. I will be calling Ford customer service number to complain.

I started my truck up and activated the rear defroster . It was extremely cold about 11 degrees in NJ approx. 5 minutes later I detected what appeared to be a crackling noises which resulted in the rear passenger window popping and shattering. I have recently contacted Ford and advised them. I was told my vehicle is out of warranty and they cant help me out with this issue. There is obviously a defect in the glass for that year due to there being thousands of issues related to the same issues on these vehicle. As a long time Ford customer I feel this is enough of an issue which will cause my to switch my choice in future trucks.

Driving on a 4 lane highway, smooth with some now. Turned rear window defrost on. Within 5-10 minutes there was a loud band(sounded like a shotgun blast). The right rear window shattered into a thousands pieces. The glass started to fall out in pieces a few days later. My grandson, sitting directly in front of the window, lost his hearing for about 10-15 minutes. He also complained about his ear hurting.

Started the car in the morning. Turned on the rear defroster. Began to shovel the driveway and heard a loud pop from the truck. Didn't notice anything until I got in to back up and saw the rear passenger window gad shattered. Ford dealer was very familiar with the "window" problem, as they described it. Said that because the vehicle was past 50,000 miles that it was no longer under warranty. I rarely use the rear defroster. The dealer said I should take it to the local glass specialist to have it replaced. They never mentioned that it may be an electrical problem. It seems to me that a known repetitive problem should be paid for by Ford. If it is an electrical problem, I may be replacing my window more than once.

The right rear window (passenger side) shattered for the second time, when the rear window defroster was being used.

I had turned on my rear window defroster and after about 5 minutes I heard a loud bang. The right side of the rear power sliding window had shattered.

Was driving into driveway at approx. 5 mph and heard load pop. When got into garage I got out and noticed passenger side back window was shattered. When I was driving home I had turned on the rear window defrosters about 4 minutes before this happened. Looking into this, it seems to be a common problem with Fords and they don't want to acknowledge any problems.

The right side of the 3 piece rear window with defroster shattered after I turned it on. I had driven maybe 1 1/2 blocks after turning it on. I don't feel safe turning it on anymore. The window replacement company did not know what caused it. I bought the vehicle used with about 24050 miles on it so I don't know if this has happened before.

In the morning I turned on my rear defrost it was aprox 40 degrees out. About 10 minutes into my drive I heard that sounded like a gun shot inside the truck slammed on the brakes and pulled to the side of the road. . . Looked around didn't see anything. As the sound seemed to come from the roof of the truck I looked at the roof and didn't see anything. I discounted it as a car backfire and proceeded to the gas station. At that point I noticed my rear passenger side window had exploded. Later examination I discovered many complaints of this problem. I have called Ford both dealer and corporate and they said they have no record or recall of the problem. This does pose a safety hazard as the sound of the window exploding is very loud and distracting and typically as I've read happens in motion.

I was sitting in my car with the rear window defroster on (60 or 70 degrees outside) and heard a very loud pop. When I looked at the back window it had exploded (shattered completely with no spider web cracks) and no one driving nearby, cutting grass, walking, etc - there was no one around, nothing next to the truck or in the bed that could have hit the window. I looked it up online in multiple forums and found that a very large number of complaints described the exact same thing happening to 2010 F-150s with rear defroster on. The window replacement company in town also stated they had replaced 3 or 4 windows that had the same thing happen. I'm lucky no one was sitting next to the window because small shards of glass fell into the seat and interior of the truck.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the passenger and driver's side windows suddenly shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,847.

Cpsc: i1310446a. 2010 Ford f150. Consumer stated his rear window exploded after turning on the rear defrost. . . . Updated 03/20/13.

On my 2010 Ford f150 4x4 truck the right side rear window chattered when I turned on the rear defroster. You can see where there was some kind of energy built up at the base of the window and it exploded out, bending the window thin aluminum outer covering and it has a charred look to it. The rear window in that section is chattered in a million pieces just waiting to crumble out.

I was driving to work on a cold morning and had my rear defroster on. About 5 miles from home I heard a loud, gun shot type sound and couldn't figure out what happened. I thought it was a blown tire but when I looked in my rear view mirror I realized that the back panel in my rear window had shattered. It was totally spider-webed. I took it to the dealership and they claimed the defroster was functioning fine so they wouldn't cover it. Updated 11/30/12.

Went out and started my vehicle to let it warm up while I walked my dog first thing in the morning before heading to work. After running for about 5 minutes I was ready to head to work. I opened my drivers door and all the sudden heard a loud "pow" very loud. I looked around and saw the back window had exploded throwing tiny shards of glass all over. It could have exploded in a child's eyes or my dogs. The window is the rear electric heated sliding glass. The passenger side is the one that blew. I took it straight to the dealership where the lady told me she has seen several of them do that. This would have been very dangerous if it happened when I was driving, because of the loud noise and because of the flying glass. Luckily there were no children in the back seat or they would have been covered with glass. Truck is being repaired, so I don't have the access VIN right now. Now I will not use my defroster for fear the window will blow, and it also defrost my mirrors. This will result in less visibility on cold or damp days when the windows are frozen or dew on them.