The battery could be the problem if you find that other aspects of the car are not working in addition to the defroster.
Car back window heater not working.
Issues can range from a blown fuse to a bad blower speed controller.
If the new fuse.
Use an ice scraper to scrape the windows both inside and out.
Turn your windshield wipers on when you get in the car.
If the light comes on you have power.
If this happens to be the case you can use a soldering gun to reattach them.
How to defrost a car window without a heater step 1.
There is a chance that you are missing terminal edges on your window heat grid.
It was widely accepted in the car business that a car more than 5 years old would likely have an inoperative rear.
Then the system stopped working.
Fixing a heated rear window fuse check.
If it has replace it and test the heater again.
Start the car and it all shuts off.
If the blower motor is malfunctioning the defroster will not work.
The heating and defrosting system rely on an electric blower motor to move the hot air into the cabin of the car and through the defroster vents.
Clip the lamp.
If the exterior frost layer is thin your windshield.
One possible cause for the heater not to work is a break in an element.
Examine the fuse to see if it has blown.
However turn on the rear wiper and everything works as long as the wiper is not in the home position.
Jumping the car or replacing the battery can solve this problem.
Heater windows radio wipers all work in the acc key position.
That is until something put a little nick or scratch in one of those delicate lines across the glass.
But the defroster became standard issue for rear windows and the world was a better place.
Wipe up interior moisture and water droplets with.
Repairing heater element with conductive paint.
Disconnect both wires from either side of the defroster grid and touch one end of your tester to each wire.
Make sure the rear defroster switch and the ignition key are turned on.