2009 Honda Odyssey Wipers & Visibility Problems

STARTED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY MONDAY 3/12/17, OUTSIDE TEMP APPROXIMATELY 37* WITH RAIN. TURNED ON WIPERS, FRONT AND REAR. TURNED ON DEFROST FRONT AND REAR. IMMEDIATELY REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED, GLASS ALL FELL INTO REAR COMPARTMENT BEHIND 3RD ROW SEATS. HAD NOT EVEN YET PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR TO BACK UP. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN MOVED AT ALL. HAD USED WIPERS PREVIOUSLY WITH NO ISSUES. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR GLASS BEFORE IT SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN NEXT DAY AFTER HAVING PULLED VEHICLE INTO GARAGE OVERNIGHT TO KEEP FROM WATER DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE LIFTED THE REAR LIFT GATE AND IT FELL, STRIKING HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE LIFT GATE IN PLACE BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OF THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,320.

REAR WINDOW IN 2009 HONDA ODYSSEY SHATTERED WITH NO EXPLANATION. MINIVAN WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 40 DEGREES. HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENCES. *TR