2006 Toyota 4Runner Visibility/Wiper Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

rear window · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
150–400k mi	2
100–150k mi	2
1–30k mi	1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

January 3, 2020 · 126,954 miles
Visibility/Wiper
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.
ODI 11297363
February 20, 2019 · 225,000 miles
Visibility/Wiper
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.
ODI 11181963
December 7, 2018 · 111,900 miles
Visibility/Wiper
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…
ODI 11160617
October 22, 2018 · 196,000 miles
Visibility/Wiper
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 [redacted] 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…
ODI 11144537
November 23, 2016 · 150 miles
Visibility/Wiper
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: [redacted], 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…
ODI 10930196