Wiper problems of the 2023 Honda HR-V - part 2

I pulled my car into my driveway on April 22, 2024 and got out of the car to assist my husband with his walker. We heard a big bang at the back of the car. When we walked behind the car we found that the rear window had completely shattered. It had been raining and we had the reat window defogger running in the car. If this had happened while the car was moving it could have caused an accident with all of the glass falling out onto the road and endangering the cars behind me. I have called safelite to come to my house to replace the glass as I don't feel safe driving the car like this.

While driving, with my rear defrost on, my rear window shattered. It was loud, and very scary. I’m glad my kids weren’t in the backseat. Brought it straight to my local Honda dealership where my vehicle was purchased and was surprised to hear they knew of the issue but no recall had been issued.

Rear windshield shattered while driving with rear defroster on.

The rear windshield shattered while driving in i95. The road was smooth and I did not hit a pot hole. It randomly made a loud sound and the rear windshield fell apart while driving. I tried uploading 5 pictures but it keeps saying upload failed.

Turned on car to warm up and set my windshields to defrost. 15 minutes later when after waiting for car to warm up I turn off the defrosters because I smell something warm/hot. 5 minutes later my rear windshield pops and shatters. All while parked, checked for any sort of debris and none to be found.

My rear window exploded while parked on the garage. I had the rear defroster on for only a few minutes. There was a loud bang that startled me and left me in shock unknowing what it could be. There was absolutely no warning of any kind. I took my vehicle into my local dealer where I bought the car. Still awaiting an answer. I saw online this has happened to many people with this same year and make.

The rear window shattered on March 8, 2024. The defroster had been used briefly to clear fog. It was parked and when I returned to the car later, the window was shattered. There was a hole in part of it where it had broken with glass on the inside and some shards on the outside on the ground. It was is also broken around the edges where it would be sealed to the rest of the car. I had to drive home in the rain for approximately 40 minutes with glass continuing to break with any minimal and normal bumps from driving on the road. Had anything happened, like a wreck, while we were driving, this defect likely would have affected our safety in addition to simply having glass falling at random. Because we initially thought the car might have been broken into, the police were called and did inspect it. Nothing was stolen and the hole was not big enough for anyone to get into the vehicle. I found this has been a known issue with the Hr-v after having it checked on. When I called the dealership this morning (3/9/2024) they stated they didn’t know anything about this issue and did not have any information on it. They gave me Honda’s customer service number, which I called, but since it’s Saturday, no one was there to answer. There was no warning or any symptoms prior to this happening. It’s like it spontaneously shattered.

Woke up in the morning and discovered that my rear windshield had randomly shattered at some point during the night while it was parked. At first thought it was vandalism, but there was no specific point of impact anywhere on my windshield and it was not indented at all. If I was driving my vehicle when this occurred, it absolutely could've resulted in sudden shock and caused an accident. There was nothing wrong with my windshield in the days leading up to this.

Back windshield shattered. Parked in driveway and had not been taken out that day.

While parked about to drive out to work @ about 18:30, I turned on my car and my rear windshield spontaneously shattered. My wiper is still in tact, but my entire windshield has spider web-like cracking all over, leaving a hole on my left side, slightly big. Please see photos attached. (my recalled seltbelts were already serviced by autonation valencia. . Read more...

While driving, I heard a loud pop, and the rear windshield shattered completely. I had the rear defroster on. There was no sign of an object that hit the windshield, it just blew out unexpectedly. I took photos and called the insurance company, but nobody else has inspected the windshield except for me. This posed a safety risk, as I was startled and could not see out the back window. I was not able to pull over due to the lack of a safe area to pull over. There were no warnings of this event, this was the first and only incident. I did some research on this issue, and it appears that I am not the only one who has had the rear windshield shatter in my 2023 Honda hrv, due to a manufacturing defect in the seal around the rear defroster system.

Was driving at a regular route, about 50mph and was using only front windshield defroster at the time because the weather was cold and the entire rear windshield shattered suddenly and made a whole on the left side I had my toddler in her car seat and thankfully she wasn't injured. Looked up online after the fact and found several exact incidents in this same model and year vehicle.

Rear windshield shattered when wife was driving to work, took to dealer and they have ordered window but it is back ordered for 4 weeks.

The back window blow up.

My rear window unexpectedly shattered without any force while I was sitting in the car parked.

While my car was sitting in our garage, not driven for two days, our back windshield shattered out of nowhere. We just heard a loud bang and found a hole in the glass and could see it was separating from the sides of the window. We took our vehicle to the dealership and it’s been over a week with no estimated date it will be fixed and still no loaner vehicle has been offered.

My rear window shattered after prolonged use of the rear defroster. It was raining in California very heavily in January 2024. I had been using my rear defroster for a long period of time. On February 5, 2024, I got into my car and as soon as I closed the door the windshield shattered and sprayed glass on the inside of my car and all over my driveway. There was no warning or indication of this, it just shattered on me when I got into my vehicle.

Defrosted the rear window, later in the day my rear window shattered randomly. Nothing hit my rear window, it just randomly shattered! I can’t see out of my rear window, this needs to be addressed!.

My back window shattered and nothing was wrong with it prior.

Back glass shattered while sitting in driveway. 2023 Honda Hr-v.

The back glass shattered for no reason. Was sitting in driveway and had not moved for several days before the glass shattered.

Back glass shattered while driving. 2023 Honda Hr-v.

The rear window suddenly shattered while moving forward from apartment parking lot.

I used remote start to start my 2023 Hr-v sport, and walked outside about 5 minutes later to find the rear windshield completely shattered. I thought something may have hit the glass, but I was backed into my driveway close to the garage door, and it was mid-morning so I didn't suspect a break-in attempt, as there was absolutely nothing in the car to steal. After doing some research online, I found all the reports of the rear defrost malfunction being reported. I have been setting the a/c to preheat the vehicle in the mornings due to the recent cold snap, so I double checked my settings, and they were indeed set the same, with the rear defrost set on. I called my local Honda service dept. Today and the person on the phone acted surprised, and claimed to have never heard of this issue. I am still waiting on a call back from the actual service department to take the car in. We are currently now without transportation, and no answers from Honda.

Rear window self-shattered parked in my job garage.

Today, 23 Jan 2023, while driving on local las vegas freeway the rear window in our 2023 Hr-v shattered with an explosive sound with no obvious reason. There was no cargo in the back end of vehicle. At first we thought it had been a gunshot but nothing evident. We were surrounded by traffic in the middle lane of multi-lane freeway when this occurred. Glass pieces fell into the rear interior of vehicle, not able to stop to determine if any fell to the outside rear of vehicle. Weather conditions at the time were light rain/drizzle and we were using the rear window defroster as windows were fogging up. Luckily there was no one in the back seat at the time and no one sustained any injuries. We immediately drove car to the dealer and they informed us they are aware of Hr-vs having this issue. Service tech helping us said he will be contacting corporate offices first then let us know how they will proceed with repairs. We are not sure yet how long we will be without our vehicle. Damage has not been inspected by anyone other than our local Honda dealer as of this time. There were no warning lights or alarms to indicate a fault with anything. We have not spoken with our insurance yet.

The back windshield completely shattered. No object hit the car. This is not safe for driving. The problem has been reproduced and confirmed by a service center (scott robinson Honda in torrance, CA). I am taking the vehicle to be inspected by a service center and will get insurance involved if needed. There were no warning lamps or other symptoms prior to the problem.

Rear window glass broke out of nothing without any collision or otherwise impact. I parked the car in a covered, safe garage and then the other day the rear window glass was completely shattered and broken.

Rear window glass exploded while driving on local road, rear window glass shattered, this is a safety issue, 2023 Honda hrv should be recalled for rear window glass.

While our vehicle was parked inside our garage, the rear windshield completely shattered outward, without any impact or object hitting it. The vehicle was parked and off. It was like it exploded. It seems like the glass was manufactured poorly or of an inferior quality than what should be deemed safe for vehicles on the road. It was very scary and unsettling and could have been incredibly dangerous/life threatening if I had been driving with my young child anywhere. The glass would have likely impacted my child or gotten on a car behind me. Incredibly scary!.

The rear window of my hrv shattered for no reason in a snow storm. I was unable to get it to my dealer to fix the issue as I am a 65 year old women and it was the middle of a snow storm in utah. I had to get it fixed at the closest glass dealer to my location. The component was reviewed by the glass company as they were fixing it. This is a safety issue as when the glass shattered it rained down in the back seat where I have my nieces and nephews ride. It also put me at risk as it startled me and I was driving in the snow. In doing research, I found that there have been numerous incidents of these windows shattering. I attempted to get a goodwill repair for Honda as it is a "known" problem, but they refused. I am submitting this information to help others and possible get a recall going on this defective material.

As I see in the news now, my rear window blew out on the expressway on 1/17/2024 on the way to work at 5:30 a. M. With the very cold day below zero it sounded like an explosion and then it crumbled. Luckily I was close to work and my team was able to help me shrink wrap the window to be able to get home. On 1/20/24 I took the car to safelite for replacement which was done under my insurance. I have no idea this was a problem for my model vehicle.

It was cold in the morning so I turned the back defrost on and my back windshield shattered 10 minutes later while I was driving down the highway.

My rear window completely shattered about 10 seconds after using the rear defroster.

My car was parked in a parking lot this morning and I got into my car, shut my driver door, and my back rear window shattered - now I am stuck replacing this when it was of no fault of my own. I see there have been over 300 complaints about Honda Hr-v owners' rear windows shattering. Can something please be done about this, or can this be refunded due to having to pay out of pocket for something that is defective on this make/model of Honda vehicle?.