2023 Honda HR-V

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.

- On 9/27/23 the rear windshield of my 2023 Honda HRV spontaneously shattered. This is a known issue with the vehicle. - I was driving down the freeway when my windshield spontaneously shattered. It was incredibly alarming and dangerous. Thank goodness there were no passengers in the backseat, because they would be covered in shards of glass. -The problem has been reported to the dealership and Honda is aware that this is an issue with this model car.

On July 22, 2023, I was pulling out of a parking spot when the back window/windshield exploded without cause. There were no objects nearby or any other cause for the problem. The only other possible cause would've been the pneumatics failing to protect the glass or the rear defrost heating the glass until it exploded. I took the car to the dealership (Coggin Honda Orlando, 11051 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32837) and they refused to fix it under the warranty of the vehicle, which at the time was just over 10K miles and less than 6 months of ownership. A quick google search shows at least dozens of reports of the same issue happening to other owners. This is very dangerous because it can injure a backseat passenger. I was forced to pay for the repair with my Insurance for something that Honda should acknowledge as a problem and provide a recall.

Used my defroster in my car to defrost the front in back windows. Back window completely shattered. Not only did it put myself at risk, it also put others in the road at risk. This could have caused me to be distracted and have an accident or glass could have flown at someone else’s car. There were no warnings that the glass would randomly shatter. I contacted my dealer about this but have not received a response.

On October 19 I was on my way to work and noticed my back window was shattered. I wasn’t sure if it was intentional so I called the police. The officer arrived and looked at the vehicle he observed and found no signs of a break in or that the window had been intentionally bashed in. I called my insurance and they they sent someone to replace the window since I did have glass coverage. I looked on Google to see if there were any faulty issues with the windows and it pulled up several other Honda HRV 2023 models were having the same problem. I immediately contacted the dealer and sent them an email and called but no response

My daughter and I were driving down a highway when we felt and heard a very loud boom followed by the sound of my rear glass falling into the back of my car. We drove to a safe location and notified the police of what happened as we were unsure if something or someone had done something to my car. The Franklin County Sheriff’s office did come out and take a report. We didn’t find any damage to the body of my car only the shattered back window with zero evidence of any object causing this. I have turned it into my insurance and I am waiting for my back window to be replaced.

- My backwind windshield spontaneously shattered in my 2023 Honda HRV. This is a confirmed defect in the vehicle. My safety and the safety of my passenger was put at risk, because this incident happened while we were driving down the freeway. There were NO warnings before the vehicle malfunctioned. - Honda accepted responsibility for the faulty rear windshield and repaired it for free on 10/10/23. - Honda did NOT provide me with a loaner vehicle and they are refusing to reimburse me for my travel/Uber expenses during the time my car was damages/inoperable. My expenses amount to around $263.00. Can someone please help me get reimbursed since the vehicle defect was not my fault and confirmed by Honda?