Wiper problems of the 2011 Ford F-150 - part 2

Turned on the rear window defrost and the passenger side window shattered shortly thereafter while I was driving definitely a defect in the defrost mechanism.

Rear window shatters after defroster goes out causing window to break apart and fall out. Rear window shattered while driving 65 on highway.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the rear passenger side window shattered. The contact stated that the rear defroster was activated prior to the failure occurring. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. Atchinson Ford (9800 belleville road, belleville, mi 48111) informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was notified and confirmed what the dealer stated. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Tuned on my rear defroster and light did not come on. I pressed it a couple more times and nothing. About 10 minutes later when I was getting gas in my local city in alabama, it sounded like a gunshot went off. I look and the passenger side rear window panel has shattered. I did some research online and file hundreds of similar complaints due to a fault rear defroster. Ford is willing to do nothing about it, leaving customers with the expensive bill. This should be a safety issue.

As I was driving down the highway to work at 4:45 am (and nobody else on the road), I pressed the rear defroster button to clear the frost from the windows and side view mirrors. It was about 30 degrees that morning. The defroster button did not light up. A few seconds later the light flickered. Immediately following, I heard a loud bang like a gunshot. When I got to work I noted the right side of my 3-piece rear window was in place but shattered. I believe the defrosting system or rear window to be faulty. I am currently waiting to hear back from Ford's customer service to see if they're going to cover it. In the meantime, the window is barely in tact. The truck had 30,700 miles on it at the time of the incident. The dealership said they have never heard of this happening. However, I learned three of my coworkers had the same experience with trucks dated 2011, 2012, and 2014. Online research shows we are not the only ones. Come on Ford own this problem!.

My 2011 f150 rear window pane broke about 1 minute after turning on the rear defrost as I was driving down my street. This needs to be recalled as it is a very dangerous situation to have a window breaking directly over the rear seats. Kids and passengers are being put in a dangerous situation by entering the backseat. This is clearly a problem as others have stated. Ford and my extended warranty will not cover the window unless it is diagnosed, however I have contacted 5 dealerships who said they are unable to diagnose a problem like this. I can no longer have anyone ride in my truck in the backseat.

It was 15 degrees outside. I used my electric start. Let the truck warm up for about 10 minutes. Went out to truck and opened the front driver door. I heard a loud noise from the back of the truck. I inspected the car and found that the back window had shattered. After doing some research online I discovered that lots of other owners are reporting this from a malfunction in the rear defrost. I was not driving and there was no other thing that could have caused my window to shatter. I live in the suburbs of minneapolis and my truck was parked in the driveway. I am just thankful this did not happen when driving down the road with my three boys. I believe Ford needs to recall the rear window with slider with power defrost as this is a safety hazard.

While driving my 2011 f150 suoercrew cab on a 30 degree evening, I turned on the rear defroster. Within a few minutes, a passenger in the back seat heard a crackling sound and then a loud pop, the passenger side of the 3 section rear window had shattered, within a few hours the glass fron this window had started to fall out and enter into the cab, and onto the seats. This happened on 12/30/2016 at approximately 6pm, speed was about 35 mph and no other traffic was on the road.

Rear sliding window exploded from electric defrosters could not see out of rear window the bang was so loud I lost control for a moment there was glass everywhere in the back seat Ford refuses to even look at it and the extended coverage wont cover the repair I can use the defroster when having small children in the back seats when its cold for the fear of injury to the children this is a option the cost big $$$$ and cant be used when it cold and having my grandchildren in the back seats Ford needs to step up on this one its not safe for many reasons I was driving on a highway and if the children were with me it could have been deadly.

Rear glass shattered due to rear defrost shorting out. Started truck after some freezing rain and turned on the rear defrost. Started to go down the road and about 10 mins later on the highway I hear what sounded like a shot gun blast. The glass had shattered but was still in place. I taped it up. I do not have the money to replace this. This is a design flaw that could cause a serious accident.

Rear glass window on 2011 f150 with power slider- driver side back quarter glass shattered, while driving. Rear defroster was on. I have researched this issue and have seen many complaints reported online. I am glad my children weren't in the back seat at the time this happened and it stayed in the frame and did not blow out/into the rear vehicle passenger area.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 5 mph, the rear driver's window shattered without warning. The dealer stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The contact had the window replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

Warming my truck up to leave for work this morning. Turned on windshield defroster and rear window defroster to remove heavy dew. Rear defroster turned on for about 10 seconds and shut off by it self. While driving I noticed it had turned off, pushed the button again and it did not turn on. About 2 minutes later I heard a loud "pop" and looked in my rear view mirror to see that the right rear window had shattered.

After rear defrost was activated while driving to work in the morning there was a very loud bang and the drivers side rear window broke and spidered. This occurred on April 15 2016. Temp was about 35 deg f. Note rear window was replaced once already in 2013 for the rear defrost not working.

Rear window shattering due to rear defrost temp in the 30's, started my truck, turned on the front & rear defrost for a few minutes before leaving the driveway. Heard a loud pop from behind me. My drivers side rear window was shattered. I immediately turned off the defrost, and turned off my car. Good thing I hadn't put my child in the car seat before the defroster caused the glass to shatter. I never put the vehicle in gear, stayed stationary.

Rear passenger window shattered after turning on rear window defrost.

On March 24, 2016 I started my vehicle and activated rear defrost as there had been some light snow build up. Within a few moments I was traveling down the road at approx 45 mph. About two minutes later I heard a loud bang that sounded like a gun shot. This was a bit startling and my reaction immediately caused me to swerve into the adjacent lane of traffic. I quickly pulled to the side of the road and noticed that the right rear window had shattered. The slider and left side did not break, only the right. This could have turned out much worse had there been a vehicle driving next to me at the time. Very scary experience and potentially very dangerous.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while reversing the rear window shattered. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Ak.

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.

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 the contact turned on the defrost for the rear window the rear window and the rear window's electric sliding window shattered. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact informed the manufacturer who stated that in order to determine if the repair was covered by the warranty and or recall the contact would have to get the part number needed from the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that there was two service bulletins that directly related to the failure of the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage 56,000. Gl.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light, there was an abnormal odor as the rear passenger side window shattered without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,700. Sg.

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. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, that the rear windshield of the vehicle shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear defrost may have shorted out, causing the glass to shatter and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,600. Wh.