Rear Defroster

[3.8Fbody]

When I turn on my Rear defroster in my 2000 camaro it turns it self off in about 5 minutes then I cant turn it back on for about another 10 minutes, What could be causing this?

[tmurph01]

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I also have a 2000 with that issue,..but it does not do it all the time.

[DegrezzE]

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Same with my 98 Camaro, Im pretty sure it was made to do that.

[Tom Rs]

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search ppl. replace the 30amp breaker with a 30 amp fuse and its fine. wala !

[BLLDOGG]

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it is suppose to do that.

[Camaro Dom]

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no its not dude. i can turn mine on, it'll run for like 5 or 10 mins and turn off by itself and i can turn right back on for 5-10 minutes. I'm almost positive its working the way its supposed to cuz EVERYTHING worked on my car when i got it some 50000 miles ago and thats what it did back then.

[camaro862gcj]

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Tom Rs is right, all that needs to be done is replacing the breaker with a fuse. It solved my problem. Now it turns on for about 10 min. the first time and about 7 min. every time after that.

[3.8Ls2]

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noone reads their little manual book thinggy anymore, it says in nice pretty print that it's only suposed to come on for about 15 minutes then 5 or 10 after that

[3.8Fbody]

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its really annoying that it only stays on for about 2-3 minutes.

[tmurph01]

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I never got a book with my car...:cry:... so i wouldn't know

[Vanquish]

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Hey, feel special at the least. My 97 doesn't even have a rear defroster. :(

I don't see what the big deal about it is though, I hardly ever use my rear view mirror to look behing me. Side mirrors are all that's needed for backing up, and if you are trying to change lanes, just speed up a lot and then if nothing is seen in the side mirror it's safe to get over.

The rear defroster is made to stay on for less time with each use of a consecutive time, because too much heat to a cold piece of glass can cause it to crack. Have you ever thrown water on your windshield in the morning when it's frosted/iced up and heard something crack? It's not good to put too much heat on anything that's frozen.

[IICODECll]

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At least you can get your rear defrost to work. When I press the button no light comes on and nothing happens on the rear window. I've replaced the amp with a new amp and then again with a fuse. It's still a no go.

[Tech]

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same here, worked great before but after the swap im lucky to get 2 minutes in.

[Smoke Panther]

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Have you ever thrown water on your windshield in the morning when it's frosted/iced up and heard something crack? It's not good to put too much heat on anything that's frozen.

that's a bad comparison...the rear defroster changes the temperature of the glass a hell of alot slower than a bucket of hot water

[Tech]

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any thoughts?