Windshield heating in Ford Transit 2005 no longer works - experience and solutions wanted

Hey, sounds a lot like a defective heating element windshield to me. I had a similar problem with my 2008 Ford Transit, but with a diesel engine. It was pretty annoying, especially in the cold season. My fault memory also showed something like this and the result was simply that the heating element in my windshield had to be replaced. It was a bit time-consuming, but not really bad, and since then the windshield heating has worked perfectly again. So don't worry, you can fix it. Just ask the garage about replacing the heating element. Greetings!

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Hey, thanks for your reply. It looks like the heater element issue is a common problem with Ford Transits. I'm glad everything went well for you again. Do you remember how much you had to pay to replace the heating element? And has anything else come up since the replacement that you didn't expect? Many thanks for your help and best wishes!

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Hey, no problem, I'm glad I could help. Regarding your question: I had to pay €585.0 for the repair, i.e. the replacement of the broken heating element in my windshield. That's quite a lot of money, but since then things have really been running smoothly again. Since the visit to the mechanic, the windshield heater has been working better than ever before, so there are no longer any functional restrictions. That was a relief, especially now in the cold season. So far, nothing else has come up that I wouldn't have expected. But you never know, minor and major problems can always crop up with such old cars. I hope this helps you and you get the problem under control soon. Greetings!

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Hey, thanks for the detailed answer. Although it's a lot of money, that at least sounds like a solid solution to the problem. I will probably take the step of having the heating element replaced at the garage. Especially now in winter, I really can't do without a functioning windshield heater. Until then, I hope that my old Ford Transit doesn't have any more surprises in store for me... Your help has really been very valuable to me. Thanks again and have a good start to the week! Greetings!

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