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Old 11-20-2003, 01:06 PM
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Rear Defrost kind of slow

Anyone else experiencing similar problems with their rear defrost taking forever in the mornings? Is this somethign that can be checked out by the dealer under warranty?

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Old 11-20-2003, 01:20 PM
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Can't say I've ever had a problem... it's usually pretty quick....
Old 11-20-2003, 01:24 PM
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hmmm thats strange, I usually end up having to press the rear defrost button twice before it really defrosts the damn thing and I live in California where there aint no snow...
Old 11-20-2003, 01:27 PM
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Just used mine yesterday morning. Worked pretty quickly. I used the side view mirror defrosts too and thought they were real quick.
Old 11-20-2003, 01:32 PM
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my sideview defrost is quick, but not the rear, il have to ask a dealer about it...
Old 11-20-2003, 01:49 PM
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Compared to my Taurus & Mustang myCL-S takes FOREVER to defrost/demoisture the rear window. It's been like that since I bought it in June. Not alot you can do about it I would guess.
Old 11-20-2003, 04:06 PM
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The rear defroster was probably the best thing on my Taurus. The rear defroster is slow as shit on the CLS, but I think it's normal.
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It takes like 45 mins to defrost my rear window!
Old 11-21-2003, 03:43 AM
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Originally posted by ktgumbo
It takes like 45 mins to defrost my rear window!
Oooh. That is slow.

It takes my car about 1 - 2 minutes to defrost the rear window and ~30 seconds to defrost the side mirrors.
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I know this was discussed right when the car came out. They are slow as hell compared to most other cars. Mine is much slower than my old mustang. Is pretty normal. Don't think the dealer will have anything they can do.
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ok thanks for the input guys...
Old 11-21-2003, 07:26 AM
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Mine is really slow too! Like 10-15 minutes when there is a lot of crap on it...My old camry took like 3....I had an 02 CL and I swear it worked better than my 03...shich makes NO sense at all...
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my rear is slow too. On a frosty morning I can start my 93 sentra and the rear is clear in under 2 min. In the ack sometimes my rear still has frost when I get to work which is about a 15min drive
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I wonder why mine works so well?


The more and more complaints I see here the more I think I got the proverbial Wednesday car from the good batch. I've really not had any significant issues...
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