NHTSA Complaint #11055071 — 2012 FORD F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11055071
Vehicle	2012 FORD F-150
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 16, 2017
Date Filed	December 16, 2017
Mileage	59,870 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

MY 2012 F150 REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SECTION SUDDENLY SHATTERED AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST FUNCTION. REAR DEFROST WENT ON THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING G. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE GLASS SECTION THEN SHATTERED. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TRAUMA THAT CAUSED THIS. THE REAR DEFROST WILL NO LONGER OPERATE SINCE. I CONTACTED FORD SERVICE AND THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND CLOSE TO 150 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED THE TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR 30 DEGREES AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION.

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