2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Wipers & Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the rear sliding glass defroster element overheated. The contact was unsure but thought that the defroster had activated independently.

I purchased a 2016 Silverado in 2021.I am writing regarding previously completed recall (N192265660) for my 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, which addresses issues related to the rear window defroster overheating and the potential for thermal events. The recall repair was performed in 2020, but I am experiencing a recurrence of the issue.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the rear windshield exploded without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a local mechanic.

N192220470, a recall supposedly only in canada fully describes the problem. My rear glass exploded when I turned a corner. No objects hit it, no previous damage.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the rear of the vehicle and the rear driver's side window exploded. There were no injuries.

Rear window shattered unexpectedly. Rear defogger enabled. Noted a burning smell in rear of truck when it happened.

Passanger side windshield wiper, complete failure at highway speeds while using. The wiper broke off, flew into traffic behind me. No warnings, no visible issues.

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The contact noticed smoke coming from the rear driver's side seat.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was stationary, the defroster would not melt the ice on the windshield. After fifteen minutes of waiting for the ice to be removed from the windshield, the contact had to remove the ice manually.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 40 MPH, a loud winding noise could be heard. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side mirror needed replacement.

Rear window shattered after a few minutes of defroster use. Seems to be a problem on these years of Silverado but no recall on mine. No warning, window just popped on its own, safety issue to have window failure during driving.

I remote started my vehicle and the rear defrost caused the back window to shatter. I had previously thought I heard what was a speaker going out/crackling, but upon further research, it appears it was the electronics in the rear defrost arcing. This appears to be a known issue with no US recall.

This morning I turned on my rear defrost, and the rear window shattered. There is a memo entitled "GLOBAL SAFETY FIELD INVESTIGATIONS DCS5273 / N192265660". However, when I contacted GM this afternoon (800-630-2438) they had not heard of this memo.

While sitting in a parking lot with the rear defrost on, the rear window shattered. There were no visible impact marks. My child was covered in small glass shards.

While driving, I had the rear defroster on. I smelled burning plastic, so I rolled-down my windows to vent the fumes. About 2 minutes after I rolled them back up I heard a loud 'bang' and saw that my rear windshield, on the passenger side, had completely shattered, with a fist-sized hole right in the middle of it.

Windshield has what looks to be water spots on it cannot be seen when windshield is dry but when moist or raining windshield becomes almost impossible to see through I tried spot remover with no luck chevrolet refused to aknowledge this was a defect and I eventually paid to replace winshield myself even though I only had truck less than a year I recently traded the vehicle for a 2017 and it has the same issue I am done with chevrolet!!!!

The defrost function does not prevent ice bulid up on windshield and blocks driver vision. Clears passenger side windshield well enough. But with defrost fan speed at the highest level, and the heat temperature as high as I could stand it, and windshield wipers operating, was unable to prevent ice build up and blocking drivers vision.