Complaint 2051209
2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Dec 26, 2024
- Complaint ID
- 2051209
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Dec 26, 2024
- Date Received
- Dec 27, 2024
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
Driving along the freeway in winter conditions I used the rear defroster for the back window, this caused the back glass to explode loudly, shattering glass onto belongings, animals and the road behind us. This caused drivers behind us to act evasively and myself as well making a winter driving condition more dangerous, not to mention the spray of glass that reached the back seats of my car with passengers. This has been well documented by other drivers and been acknowledged by Toyota in letters and technician bulletins for replacement of the windows, there are no warning lamps, it just goes from working correctly to exploding.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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