2015 Chevrolet Silverado Visibility & Wipers 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 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. In addition, after the contact had driven to the destination, the contact heard an abnormal bang and became aware that the rear passenger’s side glass had fractured. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

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 vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact notified her insurance provider of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

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. The contact has discontinued the use of the defroster and remote start feature in order to avoid a potential fire. The contact called the dealer who advised that there was no recall for the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

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. About a minute later I smelled and saw smoke from the passenger rear seat area. I turned the truck off, but when stepping back in after investigating and moving it from the road the passenger side rear window broke. No warning was given for this to happen.

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 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. The contact stated that the smoke was extinguished by opening up the rear doors. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

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. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WINDOWS CAN FOG UP IN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HINDER VISIBILITY. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO OWN UP TO A BADDLY DESIGNED SYSTEM.

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. SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR ARE RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT THE US.

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. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

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. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VANDEVERE CHEVROLET (490 VERNON ODOM BLVD, AKRON, OH 44320 VAN (330) 800-0230) WHERE DIAGNOSED THE GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

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. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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.

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. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS SMOKING. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE REAR DEFROSTER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. DEAN PATTERSON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (101 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602, (814) 942-2222) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE REAR WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM NOTATE THE FAILURE AS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO GET SPECIAL APPROVAL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE AS A PRECAUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,430. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WOULDN'T FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL, WHICH IS ONLY LISTED FOR CANADA REGION. *TR

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. THE WINDOW WAS A SLIDING GLASS WINDOW AND NOT A FULL WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER KEPT REFERRING THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER AND STATED THAT THE SLIDING WINDOW WAS NOT AS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AS A FULL WINDOW; THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT COVERED. THE WINDOW WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,200. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR GLASS WAS SHATTERED. LUTHER BROOKDALE CHEVROLET (6701 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55429, (612) 326-3850) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY ACTIVE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.