# Read window defogger 2002 Toyota Camry

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 22, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295 "2007-10-22T18:34:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![enivel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@enivel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enivel)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295/1 "2007-10-22T18:34:41Z")

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the rear window defogger works very slowly and/or weakly–any suggestions

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295/2 "2007-10-23T02:50:42Z")

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Is this defogger of the electrical wire variety?

If so, there may be a frayed wire or perhaps a bad ground connection.

There is a repair kit available on the market that has a continuity tester that you hold against the window as you pass it over the defroster wire.

I seen it the first time on tv about a year ago. Don’t ask me the brand name though. Perhaps a web search may turn one up.

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**Author:** ![enivel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@enivel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enivel)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295/3 "2007-10-23T14:29:02Z")

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Thank you for your response. The defogger is of the electrical variety with wires running across the rear window.

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**Author:** ![enivel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@enivel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enivel)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295/4 "2007-10-23T14:31:10Z")

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How would one check for a bad ground connection?

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**Author:** ![CharPA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CharPA](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharPA)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-window-defogger-2002-toyota-camry/6295/5 "2007-10-23T17:50:21Z")

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This may not be your solution, but I had a similar problem a couple of years ago. Some of the connecting wires on the inside of the rear window were loose, so I pushed them back in firmly & the rear defrost worked fine again.