Rear window defroster - one row not working

[Andrew]

I normally park in a car port so my windows haven't actually had any sort of frost/morning dew to get rid of.

Last night I parked my Civic in a normal spot and forgot to move it, and this morning all the windows had dew on them. I turned on the rear window defroster and after about 10 minutes it was mostly clear, but I noticed one line where the frost still was. I tried to take a picture of it, but I was at a stoplight so I had to do it from the drivers seat and it's kinda hard to see.

It seems like one row of the defrosters isn't working (see the foggy area that wasn't cleared).

It faded away after another 5 minutes, but it was annoying and somewhat distracting, and could definitely be problematic in the future (I live in Indiana, winter is coming).

Anyone have any similar issues? Should I take it in to get checked out/repaired?

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[inv4zn]

That's usually a physical disconnect for that thermal wire.

If your windows are tinted, dealer will most likely blame it on that, because they'll say the tinter scraped the wires.

 

[JaySaiLo]

Sorry for reviving a very old post but I picked up a brand new 17 Si and I had the same issue where one line wasnt working. Brought it to Honda and they found one of the lines did not have power and theyre replacing my rear windshield under warranty.

 

[HRC]

Huge safety hazard. Dealer and Honda won’t risk that. Only solution is to replace the entire glass. Glad it’s getting taken care of.

 

[MidnightMonolith]

I've got the same issue on my rear window, except I have 2 that are dead. Same as you my car is always in the garage and didn't notice it until recently. Car goes in for an oil change today, hopefully they fix this too.

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