VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Miles at failure
34,500
Speed
20 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
HEATER BLEND DOOR INOPERABLE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA . IT WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES THAT MORNING AND THE HEATER DIDN'T WORK. IT ACTUALLY BLEW COLD AIR ON THE WINDSHIELD, AND IT FROZE BLOCKING OUR VIEW WHEN WE RAN OFF THE ROAD. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK