Rear Defrost kind of slow

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Old Nov 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 Nov 20, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Can't say I've ever had a problem... it's usually pretty quick....
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Old Nov 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...
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Old Nov 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.
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Old Nov 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...
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Old Nov 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.
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Old Nov 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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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 08:24 PM
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It takes like 45 mins to defrost my rear window!
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Old Nov 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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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 04:02 AM
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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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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 06:54 AM
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ok thanks for the input guys...
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Old Nov 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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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 09:06 AM
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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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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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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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