2024 Volkswagen Taos Wipers & Visibility Problems

Your car's rear driver's side window suddenly shattered while you were driving at 50-60 MPH, scattering glass into the cabin where your child was seated. Although no one was injured, this is a serious safety concern that suggests a potential defect in the window assembly. You'll want to have a dealer inspect and replace the window to prevent this from happening again.

Your windshield wipers turn on automatically even when it's not raining, sometimes at high speed, despite disabling the auto-wipe setting. When the dry windshield is wiped, it makes a loud dragging noise that catches you off guard. The dealer checked the rain sensor and said it's working correctly but confirmed this is a known issue with your vehicle model.

Your windshield wipers have turned on by themselves several times while driving at different speeds, and you couldn't turn them off manually—they eventually stopped on their own. The dealer checked your vehicle multiple times but couldn't reproduce the problem. This issue may require a wiper motor or wiper control module replacement, or reprogramming of the electrical system controlling the wipers.