NHTSA Complaint #10661122 — 2014 FORD EDGE

WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING AS YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD WILL FOG UP TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM. DEFROST MODE DOES NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR WINDSHIELD. ONLY GIVES ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WINDSHIELD AT BOTTOM TO HALF CLEARANCE AT BEST. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL AFTER MY DEALER DID A RECALL FOR HEATER UNIT EFFICIENCY. I HAVE HAD IT TO THEM THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEIR SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEW MY MANUAL ON PROPER HEATER FUNCTIONS, ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, DO NOT PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE, CARRY A TOWEL WITH ME IN THE CAR TO WIPE OFF WINDSHIELD AND TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY VIEW IS EXTREMELY OBSTRUCTED AND I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME ASSISTANCE AS FORD IS TELLING ME THAT IT IS A MINOR PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE IT AS MINOR BUT MAJOR AS CLEAR VISIBILITY IS A NECESSITY WHEN DRIVING. *TR