2007 Altima - Partial Failure of Rear Window Defroster

The rear window defroster of my 2007 Altima only works for about the bottom 10 grid wires. See photo at

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For all of the wires above grid number 10, there appears to be missing sections of conductive grid wires. The missing sections are about 1/2" to 1" in length and are located at the center of the window.

I plan to take the car to the dealer as it is under warranty (less than

36,000 miles). What kind of repair will the dealer make? Does the entire window have to be replaced?
Reply to
Kadaifi
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If it's abrasion damage from something being rubbed over the elements they won't pay or replace under warranty.

Reply to
Peter Hill

How would I now if it is abrasion damage? I just bought the car from a rental car agency and have no idea what happened before I had it.

Reply to
Arnie Goetchius

on 10/12/2008 6:55 PM Arnie Goetchius said the following:

Do you see any broken elements. Does your car also have the radio antenna in the back window? They may be the top elements that are not the defroster and therefore not heating the glass..

Reply to
willshak

The radio antenna elements at the top of the glass are not broken and I know that they don't heat the glass. It is the 10 elements of the defroster below the antenna that are broken.

Reply to
Arnie Goetchius

on 10/13/2008 7:31 AM Arnie Goetchius said the following:

They are broken, or just not work? If you can see breaks in the elements, they can be fixed by you. Go to an auto store and get a repair kit. You paint a the special conductive compound on the broken parts thereby making the elements whole again.

Reply to
willshak

It is hard to describe: I can see the lines all across the class. When I run my finger over the lines, I can feel that there is a break in the conductive material of 1/2 to 1 inch. So I would think that painting the lines over those parts that are "broken" should fixit.

Reply to
Arnie Goetchius

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