Side/rear Glass Problems of Ford F-150 - part 1

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear sliding glass. The contact stated that the rear sliding glass frame had fractured. The fractured frame caused the rear sliding glass to push out from the frame. Additionally, the contact stated that due to the failure, water was entering into the rear of the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with the cost for the diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

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Rear window cracked along entire length, and shattered. Heated defrost for rear window was activated prior to parking vehicle. Shattered window noticed two hour later when returning to vehicle. Police report filed 3/5/23.

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Back window shattered for unknown reason. The back window on my truck just shattered for reasons unknown. After doing some research this is a known issue with f150 trucks. The back window has a defroster installed.

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Rear window spontaneously shattered in driveway. Approximately 30 degrees outside temperature, vehicle was started, rear defrost engaged, driven approximately 1/2 block to another driveway. When leaving driveway to enter roadway, rear window shattered with a loud pop. No internal or external impact to the rear window to cause the glass to shatter. No other cars, people, work equipment, mowers, etc were present. My safety was impacted by the startling, loud noise, glass shards exploding into the cab, visibility was greatly impacted and sub-freezing temperatures were now free to enter the cab with no ability to sustain safe cabin temperature. I am having the glass inspected and replaced. No police involved insurance deductible is higher than replacement cost so they are not involved. There were no warning lights or any sign of symptoms prior to the glass explosion. A quick google search would indicate this is a common and dangerous problem. This is clearly a defect in either the glass itself or the rear defrost system. There should be a safety recall before people are hurt or killed by this defect.

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Rear window shatter and blowout. Glass sent into the bed. Simply by shutting the door hard. Im a 3rd party bodybuilder who was sent this truck to add a landscaping package to, brand new, no mileage. For the initial measurement it was brought into the shop. After measurements when we were complete it was moved back outside. Simply revering back 20 feet and parking it outside the roll up doors, got out, shut the door and window blew out. Rear window has become a large bubble facing out towards the bed and some glass tempered glass blew into the bed. Local Ford dealer service manager was contacted and I was told Ford has no provisions for rear glass replacement from breakage. I was offered our pictures showing the large bubble it made, or the video surveillance. Didnt want it. Provided me with an 800-392-3673 who took my information and then scheduled with that same dealership for the next morning. Same Ford truck team member also contacted the warranty support fleet team, who promptly said no warranty and didnt have to look at any pictures or video since they offer no glass warranty other than front window glass with special circumstances. Did not care there were Ford forums listing the same damage or this issue littered on google.

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Driving 20mph loud noise looked back window shattered stopped looked for cause ,wasn’t anything could see ,googled found out happens a lot these trucks.

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I remote started my truck via the Ford pass app. The day was 26°. Upon walking out to my vehicle there was a loud bang and my rear glass was broken. My vehicle was backed in to the parking spot. Against a building with no way of anything hitting it from behind.

Rear window shutters while driving with no reason or any object hitting it.

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Tl the contact owns a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear window frame detached from the glass causing the glass to fracture. The vehicle was taken to an unknown glass repair facility however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,400.

Started and backed the 2018 Ford f150 from the garage the rear window exploded. A hole was noted in the middle of the rear window. Had to have Ford replace the window in which they would not put under warranty. We had just installed a tonno cover.

Right rear window by the slider imploded while I was driving on a city street about 5 mph and electric defroster on. A common issue with the Ford F-150.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While driving 45 mph, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side glass shattered. The contact called her insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was parked, the rear window exploded without warning. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

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.

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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 2011 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 30 mph, the rear passenger side glass shattered outwardly. The failure occurred without any impact to the vehicle. The rear driver and passenger side seats were occupied; however, there were no injuries. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear defroster malfunctioned with a three panel sliding window. The window panel behind the driver shattered. The contact stated that this was the third time that the same window panel shattered since owning the vehicle. The dealer hassett Ford (3530 sunrise hwy, wantagh, NY 11793, 516-785-7800) stated there was no recall for the issue and there was also no warranty on the vehicle. The manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The failure mileage was 23,000.

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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 2011 Ford F-150. While driving 55 mph, a loud popping noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear glass shattered. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 61,000.

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.

I was driving my 2004 Ford f150 supercab down the street in my neighborhood on my way to work. I rolled up the power windows and heard a weird sound from the passenger door. I decided to roll it back down to see what was going on. As soon as I pressed the down button, the window just fell right into the door. It was a little frightening and could see how it could cause a wreck if it happened on the interstate. When I got to work, I got out to check it out. I could still hear the motor working, but I could hear pieces of glass and knew the window shattered.

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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.