Rob in CA

Could this be caused by my heated mirror getting too hot? I'm kind of baffled by it right now.

jrgatfh

Wow, thats weird.

Is the mirror still giving off heat or do you think it burnt out?

Is it possible you took the truck to a car wash that may have gotten a harsh chemical on the plastic that ate away at it? I know some car washes use an "acid" to get brake dust off certain types of wheels. Just food for thought.

Rob in CA

I haven't taken it to any car washes, and as far as I knew the mirror was working as it should. At least until I noticed this, earlier today.

yanki01

that's not good. it looks like it runs into the truck? I would take it to ford and see if they can figure it out.

Rob in CA

That's the plan. I made an appointment already, but it's not until Tuesday. I was just wondering if anyone had seen something like this. It just seems strange.

Heel70

Strange indeed. You would think if the heater coils in the mirror were shorted, it would blow a fuse or something in the wiring harness shorting or partially shorting would do take the fuse out as well. I've seen strange things with power and wiring. I wonder if the LED turn signal assembly has anything to do with it?

Rob in CA

I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. I turned on the heated mirrors the day before yesterday and they seem to work. The truck has been sitting since than, so it could've happened the last time they were used. Only other thing I can think of is someone maliciously taking a heat source to it from the outside, but nobody in my neighborhood has had any issues like that.

kevin7898

the mirror back is to far away from the mirror surface to cause that

NASSTY

Strange how it didn't damage the reflector or the painted mirror cap.

Tothemax

That is really odd.