NHTSA Complaint #11122018 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11122018
Vehicle	2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	July 1, 2018
Date Filed	August 24, 2018
Mileage	45,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

FRONT WIPERS GO OFF WHEN IN OFF POSTITION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE ISSUE STARTS HAPPENING IT DEGRADES QUICKLY. IT STARTS WITH A RANDOM WIPE AND OVER A MONTHS PERIOD DEGRADES INTO THE WIPERS RANDOMLY TURNING ON AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS RANGING FROM A FEW WIPES UP TO 15 MINUTES OF UNCONTROLLABLE WIPING. SOMETIMES ONLY A SINGLE WIPER BLADE WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT ( ONCE RESTARTING CAR BOTH WIPERS WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY AGAIN). THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON ALL DRIVING TYPES STREET/HIGHWAY/TURNING/STATIONARY EVERYTHING. AGAIN THE WIPERS ARE IN OFF POSTITION AND NOT ENGAGED BUT WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON.

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