Turned the rear defroster on and smelled something burning. turned off the defroster and then couple minutes later, rear window exploded and totally broke. did this leaving my neighborhood so only going about 20 mph. it was about 53 degrees and rainy.
Rear window spontaneously shattered with loud pop in an alarming fashion while driving down freeway with defogger on. appears to be issue covered in toyota t-sb-0189-17.
Rear window explodes and shatters sending glass pieces and razor sharp tiny glass shards throughout the back compartment with some pieces making it to the back seat. suspected cause is related to use of the rear window defogger. occurred while driving 75 mph on a highway in rainy weather. outside temperature around 40f inside temperature around 70f. letter to toyota along with repair invoices are attached to this complaint.
I turned on the rear defrost in my driveway. after about 1 minute, i started to smell a slight burning smell. as soon as i smelled it, the rear glass shattered while the vehicle was in motion. i was turning onto highway 70 from bridgeway drive in cookeville, tn. the window shattered completely on highway 70 in front of mike's market at about 7:20 am on my way to work. toyota provided extended warranty coverage for this exact issue but only through april 2018. i called toyota to let them know but they do not extend coverage even one day past the warranty coverage period even though there is a defect according to toyota. the program is warranty enhancement program zg7
This complaint is in regards to a 2006 toyota 4runner vehicle id # mileage is 150.000.the toyota was purchased this year from royal palm toyota of florida address: 9205 southern blvd, royal palm beach, fl 33411. the vehicle was in excellent shape. the problem is that on 11/23/2016 the vehicle was parked in are drive with the engine was just turned off for about 5 mins at that time my daughter was still in the in the suv when the rear window shattered completely.for no apparent reason.we reported to are insurance company was advise of a repair company please see file.and i have reported to toyota office in texas report number# thank you product_or_service: 08/01/2016 order_number: [xxx] account_number: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr