NHTSA Complaint #10783525 — 2011 FORD F-150

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!