2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Wipers & Visibility Problems

Trucks driver side rear window which is a three-piece window with a sliding window in the middle has shattered apparently due to a defect or fault in the rear window fogger. I had my son in the back at one point and put the defogger on, and it started smoking and nearly caught on fire. No warning on either incidences and they did not occur at one time but about two days apart.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the rear window defroster and the window slide began to smoke and there was an abnormal noise. The contact turned off the defroster to avoid a fire.

My 2015 Silverado was started up remotely to warm up during an icy day. The truck had already been driven a few hours earlier. When I stepped in the truck I heard sizzling.

Burning smell in the vehicle and all of a sudden the rear window shattered. The vehicle was in motion at the time. There is a known fault with the defroster mechanism that results in a malfunction that causes the window to shatter.

Tl* the contact 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while inside the vehicle in the driveway he turned the vehicle on once the key was in the ignition switch the rear defroster warning light illuminated as the rear window exploded. The vehicle was taken to durand chevrolet, inc (223 washington st, hudson, ma 01749, (978) 562-7915 where the window was inspected.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while operating the rear defroster, there was an abnormal odor of smoke detected. Upon opening the rear hatch, the passenger's side rear sliding window panel exploded.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 30 MPH, the rear driver's side window exploded without warning. There were no injuries.

As I was driving on the street in the early morning there was a burning smell inside the cab of my 2015 chevrolet silverado high country. Shortly after I smelled something burning my driver-side sliding back window shattered with a loud explosion.

The vehicle had been parked for approximately 7 hours. The door was opened and as we opened the door the entire rear window exploded. There were absolutely no chips or cracks in the rear glass.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that after using the Remote-Start to start the vehicle, there was an abnormal burning odor entering the cabin of the vehicle while the defroster was activated. No warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in the driveway and park(P), there was white smoke coming from of the rear glass into the cabin of the vehicle. The contact turned off the vehicle and exited the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. There was an abnormal burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that an abnormal odor coming from the rear glass before the glass shattered. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Was on my way to work the morning of 11/11/23, the rear window defroster was on. I saw in the rear-view mirror smoke at the rear window. The smoke only lasted a few seconds. About 10 seconds after the smoke stopped there was a loud bang inside the truck. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that the right-side glass in the slider had shattered. The old window is still in the vehicle. I am in the process of getting a new power sliding window and getting the money together to have it replaced. I have not taken the tuck to a Chevrolet dealer to have them inspect it. I found an article that there is a recall for the rear window defroster in Canada, recall # N192220470.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she entered the passenger’s side and heard an abnormally loud sound and noticed that the passenger’s side rear window had shattered. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while parking, the passenger in the rear seat noticed that there was smoking coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the rearview defroster was operating and there was a blue smoke coming from the rear window.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while depressing the rear defroster button there was abnormal clicking and hissing noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that upon activating the rear defroster, there was a hissing noise coming from the defroster. The contact immediately turned off the defroster.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 15000. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, she heard a loud popping noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the rear defroster was smoking. The contact was referred to a dealer.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was stopped at a stop sign, the rear window on the driver's side popped and shattered. Greg young chevrolet (2020 w 20th st s, newton, ia 50208, (641) 787-9990) stated that since the vehicle did not have a full window, it was not included in the customer satisfaction program.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the rear and front defrosters were inoperable, which reduced the contact's visibility out of the rear and front windshields. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the air conditioner began blowing out hot air. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado. While the contact was washing the vehicle, the windshield shattered. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not repaired.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 65 MPH in heavy rain, the windshield wiper's high setting failed to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

I got something out of the driverside door of my truck and shut the door and the passengerside of the rear sliding window blew out. It was 30 degrees out.

The a/c is known to be defective in a 2015 chevy silverado and mine went out on 03/28/2021. I bought my truck new and maintenanced it well and is garage kept. There is no reason for this failure.

Slider rear window shatters from normal driving. Use of rear defrost and operating in winter conditions cause window to develop internal stress. Window fall in during normal use or after shutting door.

I turned on the rear defrost and the window spider web cracked. There is an open recall but my VIN number wasn't in the range so gm is refusing to cover it.

2015 chevy silverado. Consumer writes in regards to rear window shattering while driving.

While driving with wipers on, they suddenly stopped working. Headlights remained on but wipers no longer functioned at any frequency.