2000 Honda Insight Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I drove my (always garaged) Insight to work on a cold morning where the temperature was about 15 degrees when I reached my place of work at 7:20 a.m. I returned to my vehicle, in the parking lot at a little after 12:00 p.m. To find that the rear glass was completely shattered. This is the main rear glass that includes the window defroster and is only available through genuine Honda parts. There is no aftermarket manufacturer of this glass. My parking lot has full time security with cameras in place. …”

“The rear hatch window of the Insight self-destructed while the vehicle was parked in the garage overnight. The weather had been extremely cold (in the teens), the car had been parked outside all day while at work, and the rear defroster had been used on the commute home. The following morning, the window was found still be in place but was broken around the entire perimeter and the window itself was completely shattered being held in place by the laminate. Through some online research, I tracked down another Insight owner who had reported the exact same problem on yahoo! …”