This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The back rear windshield glass exploded and shattered into small pieces. Remote started the car before making my way to drive it. As I started to drive, in few minutes I heard a pop sound and when checked rear view mirror; the rear windshield was shattered into pieces. There was no impact, no object hitting. Luckily I was the only occupant in the car and no injury resulted. Car taken to the dealer.
The component that failed was the hatchback window. It completely shattered and it is not available for inspection unless you want to look at it before December 13. I am now without a car and this was the first available date to get it fixed. I was not at risk because I was outside of the car and had just closed the door. I could imagine if you were a passenger in the back seat you could have been hit with exploding glass. When I called the dealer they said they could do nothing for me and that I would have to get the glass replaced by a glass dealer. They said this is something that sometimes happens with the cold weather. It was not that cold. It was 25 degrees in upstate NY. I have never heard of this happening with any car and I believe they have been prompted to say this is a normal thing. I have looked online and there have been other complaints about Honda HRV 2023 back windows exploding. There was absolutely no warning.
I was unloading my groceries and over my head. My windshield from the back of the hatchback closure exploded over my head, and then I had to pay a 500 deductible because Honda said that there was no recall for an overheating back windshield so I had to pay out-of-pocket for it, and they literally had a hole and it exploded over my head and they said they couldn-??t do a recall.
Upon entering my parked vehicle today 11/30/23, I got in and closed the driver side door of my 2023 Honda Hrv. Immediately I heard a crash and looked behind me to see that my rear windshield had shattered and the middle part was caved in with glad all in the trunk. I got out, inspected the area and there was nothing to indicate why the windshield spontaneously combusted like this. I took it to the dealer I bought it from and no one had seen or heard of this before. Upon searching online, I found several websites where other people have reported the same thing happening, either when the car is parked or while driving. The dealership is currently trying to figure out how to handle this.
My 2023 Honda HRV rear windshield exploded unexpectedly without a cause. I warmed up the car on a 40 degree morning before driving and less than a mile down the road, the rear window exploded in a wide open area while driving 25 mph. THANKFULY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE BACK SEAT!
While I was driving the rear window suddenly shattered creating a loud thud. Chunks of shattering glass fell into the back section of the car. No foreign object hit the car. This was just a spontaneous event. We often transport our grand children and it is possible that they could have been seriously injured if they would have been in the car at the time. The car is unsafe to drive at this time due to shards of glass still loose. I plan to contact the local Honda dealership and will request a representative to come inspect the damage. Our HRV is still under warranty.
The windows will get stuck down and will not go back for a few minutes. When trying to roll them up they will continuously click like it is trying, but can not go up or they go halfway and then back off
While I was driving and while using the rear window defroster the rear window suddenly shattered. The shatter made a whole on the middle/upper left side (facing forward). This needs to be recalled as it is a hazard while driving and there shouldn-??t be rear windows easily shattering by using the defroster once. This was my first time using the defroster since I just bought the car.
Driving to work my rear window suddenly shattered. I thought something had gone through the glass but nothing was discovered in the boot. I called police, to make sure. They confirmed that likely it was a defective window. I had run the rear defroster for about 10 minutes prior to the shatter. Thankfully, it was not raining and no one was hurt. The rear window glass continued breaking off crackling and falling -?" as I drove, but the original hole was on the drivers side about half way up the window. I went to Honda and they had no rear windows for 2023 HRV-??s available, and said they have never seen or heard of any rear window defects. I am having an off market rear window installed tomorrow at a glass repair place. Later, I found an HRV on line forum where many people have had the same exact same thing happen. The forum suggested reporting the incident here.
The rear windshield exploded spontaneously after the car was put into park. The whole thing was completely shattered and slowly collapsed in on itself. There was no damage to it, nothing hit it - it just exploded. This luckily happened after the car was in motion or otherwise serious injury or other damage may have occurred. Apparently the window system also connects to airbag system and could have caused further issues had that been triggered. The dealership, even though the car was under warranty, told me they would not replace the windshield at their cost. I plead for them to ask Honda to cover it - I was only in possession of the car for 15months, brand new! The dealership sent photos to Honda and Honda did determine they would fix the window; however, there are lawsuits being established as this is a recurring issue and Honda should be liable for putting out cars in such condition. My concern now is that this will happen again and could cause additional damage to the vehicle, others around, or anyone inside.
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- Herndon, VA, USA