What 1,362 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-150 Supercab

I USED REMOTE START IN WINTER GOT IN TRUCK AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IN GEAR THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED IT WAS A SLIDING REAR WINDOW AND IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE OF IT THAT SHATTERED BEHIND THE DRIVERS HEAD THERE WAS NO VISIBLE IMPACT OF ANY KIND .. I WAS STATIONARY.

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WHILE PARKED,ENGINE OFF AND SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL THE REAR WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO AFFECT BREAKAGE. THE PANEL IS THE DRIVER SIDE OF 3 PANELS OF PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER RESEARCHING , I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS OF THE DEFECT BUT HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION IN RECALLS.

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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE REAR DEFROST ON TRYING TO CLEAR THE BACK WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE REAR GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. I WILL BE REPLACING THE BACK GLASS, AS I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A RECALL FROM FORD AT THIS TIME.

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REAR GLASS EXPLODED !!!!!! WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT MOTOR WAS OFF WINDOWS WERE DOWN TEMP WAS AROUND 60 DEGREES DEFROST WAS OFF AS A MATTER OF FACT I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER USED THE DEFROST AND GLASS EXPLODED

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DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT OF WALMART TRAVELING AT SPEED 10 MILES . NO ONE WAS AROUND ME.I WAS ABOUT TO PARK WHENI I HEARD A LOUD BANG. CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK ON TOP AND SIDES. WHEN I OPENED THE REAR DOORS FOUND THAT RIGHT REAR WAS SHATTERED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TWO YEARS AGO I PAYED FOR THE REPAIRS DONE BY SAFTELITE AUTO GLASS. AT THAT TIME THE WHOLE REAR GLASS SHATTERED WHEN I,WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.

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ON 12/11/2020 I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROST AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.

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I STARTED MY TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC START SO THAT IT COULD WARM UP. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE I WENT OUTSIDE, GOT INTO TRUCK AND PUT THE KEYS IN. I WAS ABOUT TO BACK UP WHEN I NOTICED MY BACK WINDOW HAD FOG ON IT SO I TRIED TO TURN ON THE REAR DEFOGGER. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON SAYING THAT IT WAS ON SO I PUSHED THE BUTTON A FEW MORE TIMES. THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I WAS ABOUT TO BACK MY TRUCK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A LOUD BANG AND MY SON, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT FACING FORWARD WITH HIS SEATBELT ON, SAID THE BACK WINDOW IS CRACKING. IT WAS THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AND NOTHING HAD HIT THE BACK WINDOW, IT JUST BROKE ON ITS OWN. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A FAILURE TO THE REAR DEFOGGER OR THE WINDOW

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON DROPPING HIS CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS HAD SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE REAR DEFROSTER OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MEL HAMBELTON FORD (11771 W KELLOGG DR, WICHITA, KS 67209) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

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WHILE SITTING STATIONARY WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND TALKING ON THE PHONE THE WINDOWS BEGAN FOGGING UP AND I TURNED ON THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS. I THEN DROVE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL ONTO THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A ROCK WAS THROWN THROUGH HIS WIND SHIELD HOWEVER THE GLASS DID NOT FRACTURE PROPERLY AND THERE WERE SHARDS EVERYWHERE IN THE INTERIOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS EYES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. INVVALID VIN.

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THE REAR POWER SLIDING DEFROSTING WINDOW WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WHEN THE REAR DEFROSTER AND HEATED MIRRORS STOPPED WORKING AND IT NOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME CONDITION AND EVEN SOME WHERE THE WINDOW SHATTERS FROM OVERHEATING. IT FIRST HAPPENED AROUND 23,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 54,000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VISIBILITY OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WAS IMPAIRED. MIKE REICHENBACH FORD LINCOLN (600 N COIT ST, FLORENCE, SC 29501; 866-957-8563) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2020, I WAS PARKED AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AROUND 12:10 AM, TURNS OUT MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. IT WAS 79 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, HIGH HUMIDITY, AND REAR DEFROSTER WAS POWERED ON AT 12:00 AM, DIDN'T NOTICE THE DAMAGE UNTIL THE MORNING. NO IMPACT MARKS OR DIRECT AREA THAT STARTED THE SHATTER, IT SHATTERED EQUALLY AT ALL SPOTS. *TR

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IT WAS A COLD WINTER MORNING. I REMOTE STARTED MY TRUCK AND HAD THE REAR DEFROSTER ON TO CLEAR ICE AND SNOW FROM MY REAR WINDOW AND MIRRORS. I WAS STATIONARY, I PUT MY TRUCK INTO DRIVE TO PULL OUT AND WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT, THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS PANE IN MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *TR

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WIPERS DO NOT SHUT OFF, TURN ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 96,450. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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SECTION OF REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. THE REAR WINDSHIELD HAS A SLIDING MIDDLE SECTION AND HEATED DEFROST IN THE GLASS. THE DEFROST FOR THIS WINDSHIELD IS ON THE SAME SWITCH AND CIRCUIT AS THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DEFROST. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 7TH 2020 AT APPROX. 0630. THE TEMPERATURE WAS COOL OUT AND MY DRIVER'S MIRROR WAS FOGGED UP. I TURNED ON MY MIRROR DEFROST AND APPROX. 5 MINUTES LATER HEARD A LOUD BANG. I STOPPED THE TRUCK TO SE IF SOMETHING HAD HIT MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE PORTION OF MY REAR WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ISOLATED ROAD WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AT THE TIME AND NO HOMES IN THE AREA. THE WINDOW TINE KEPT THE GLASS IN PLACE AND THERE WERE NO HOLES IN THE TINT WHERE SOMETHING PIERCED THE GLASS. WHEN THE SUN CAME I UP CHECKED MORE CLOSELY AND IT APPEARS AS IF THE GLASS SHATTERED FROM INSIDE THE FRAME WHERE THE DEFROST WIRE WAS. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED NO RECALLS. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON FORD F150 PICK-UPS. I PAID MY $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THE GLASS REPLACED.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY ON JANUARY 20TH AND AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM, I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP, AS IF A ROCK HAD HIT MY WINDSHIELD. I CHECKED AND SAW NOTHING, THEN LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE REAR VIEW WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD JUST SHATTERED. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAD MY SOFT COVER ON AND IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WOUND UP REPLACING THE WINDOW. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID HE HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY INFORMATION AND HE WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAD NO RECALLS. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF IT. HOWEVER, I DID SEARCH ONLINE AND SAW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. I ALSO SAW THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION IS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING REPORTS SUCH AS THIS, SO THAT IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING IT. IT DEFINITELY SURPRISED ME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I AM THANKFUL NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEARBY AS I DID SWERVE INITIALLY. I AM ENCLOSING THE INVOICE I RECEIVED FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR ANYTHING BUT THE PARTS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS!

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I WAS BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A BIG BANG, I PUT MY PICKUP IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, WHEN I SEEN MINE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, I HAVE NO IDEAL WHAT HAPPENED, AND I DID NOT HAVE ON THE DEFROSTER, I AM STILL PUZZLED WHAT HAPPENED.

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REAR WINDOW BROKE WHEN REAR DEFROST WAS ACTIVATED.

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THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED THIS MORNING FROM HAVING MY REAR DEFROSTER ON. I TURNED MY DEFROSTERS ON BEFORE WORK THIS MORNING AND THEN DROVE APPROX 3 MILES BEFORE HEARING A LOUD SOUND FROM THE TOP REAR OF MY VEHICLE. IT WAS A CLEAR 1 LANE ROAD SO IT WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR ANYTHING TO HAVE HIT ME. EVENTUALLY I SAW THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THE ONLY THING UNIQUE WAS THAT I HAD MY DEFROSTERS ON. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REPORTED MY MANY PEOPLE. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE FORD WILL ACCEPT IT AS THEIR FAULT.

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REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT CAUSE.

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USED REMOTE START TO START MY TRUCK AFTER WORK. WALKED OUT TO MY TRUCK TO FIND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO BE COMPLETELY SHATTERED.

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REAR WINDOW (POWER/SLIDING/DEFOGGING) SHATTERED WITHOUT IMPACT. THIS IS A KNOWN AND HEAVILY DOCUMENTED ISSUE IN THE F150 COMMUNITY, WHERE THE REAR POWER SLIDING WINDOW WILL SHATTER WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL FACTORS OR FORCES IN PLAY. IN THIS CASE, IT HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY, REMOTE START ON, AND TEMP OUTSIDE APPROX 30 DEGREES F. NO ICE, SNOW, OR RAIN ON VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARY YEOMANS HONDA (386-492-1703, LOCATED AT 752 N TOMOKA FARMS ROAD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

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