Warranty delimma
#1
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Warranty delimma
My center rear window defroster does not work, see picture below. My delimma is the warranty repair would require an entire new rear window. With the previous horror stories of the rear windows leaking and shattering. Do I take the chance to have it replace and risk leak etc? Or do I just live with the in-operable defrost?
#3
I would have it fixed. If it leaked, I would have it fixed again.
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KrS14 (04-10-2019)
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Heat Miser
X2.
I guaranty more repairs end successfully than otherwise, and if you're worried that 'repairing' your truck will only cause more problems because the internet told you so, it's time to take a break from the internet
I guaranty more repairs end successfully than otherwise, and if you're worried that 'repairing' your truck will only cause more problems because the internet told you so, it's time to take a break from the internet
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Ricktwuhk (04-10-2019)
#5
Old Fart
Another option is to move a little further south, like Cuba, where you probably would never need the defroster.
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Oh and if I did believe everything the internet told me, I'd be a trillianaire because of all the checks I'm going to receive from those Nigerian prince's that keep reaching out.
Cuba has great rum. Havana club is one of my favorites.
#7
I would be curious why the whole window needs to be replaced. Can you see a visible break in the heating conductor?
It would seem to me that the problem is likely not with the window, but rather with the wiring/control for the defroster. Have you checked any of the connections? are you in fact getting voltage at the window? just a quick place to start, but i am of the mindset that i like to do my own diagnosis before visiting the dealer.
It would seem to me that the problem is likely not with the window, but rather with the wiring/control for the defroster. Have you checked any of the connections? are you in fact getting voltage at the window? just a quick place to start, but i am of the mindset that i like to do my own diagnosis before visiting the dealer.
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#8
Are you at all mechanically (or more like electrically in this case) inclined? Have you considered taking a peek at it to see what's wrong yourself? The dealer is most likely just going to replace the entire thing without a second thought, but if you aren't keen on that idea, what if it's simply a bad connection or pinched/broken wire that could easily be repaired? I would think that's most likely what it is anyways since that pane moves.
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I would be curious why the whole window needs to be replaced. Can you see a visible break in the heating conductor?
It would seem to me that the problem is likely not with the window, but rather with the wiring/control for the defroster. Have you checked any of the connections? are you in fact getting voltage at the window? just a quick place to start, but i am of the mindset that i like to do my own diagnosis before visiting the dealer.
It would seem to me that the problem is likely not with the window, but rather with the wiring/control for the defroster. Have you checked any of the connections? are you in fact getting voltage at the window? just a quick place to start, but i am of the mindset that i like to do my own diagnosis before visiting the dealer.
Are you at all mechanically (or more like electrically in this case) inclined? Have you considered taking a peek at it to see what's wrong yourself? The dealer is most likely just going to replace the entire thing without a second thought, but if you aren't keen on that idea, what if it's simply a bad connection or pinched/broken wire that could easily be repaired? I would think that's most likely what it is anyways since that pane moves.
#10
2018 XLT FX4
This happened to me. Rear window was replaced and no issues with leaking. It's about the quality of the work.