1999 FORD EXPLORER Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IN INTENSE RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

DT: NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS ALWAYS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING NOISE, AND HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. *AK

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY THROUGH BACK WINDOW. REAR POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. (USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON TO HIGHWAYS) PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS LIGHT WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVE. RATTLE AND VIBRATION FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER COVER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT OUT CAUSING LOW VISABILITY. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE RAIN THE WINDSIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT CAUSING LOW VISABILITY. PH

THE REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE AT 46,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REASON FOR THIS CONSIDERATION WAS THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT. THE DATE OF THIS REPLACEMENT WAS JULY 26, 2001. THE REPLACEMENT MOTOR FAILED TODAY, JUNE 30, 2002, AT 64,000 MILES. I WAS IN A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM AT THE TIME AND WAS UNABLE TO VIEW TRAFFIC TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND REQUEST THAT THE PROBLEM BE INVESTIGATED AND THAT FORD INITITATE A RECALL TO REPAIR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND OFF AT WILL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. ACTIVATOR ASY WAS REPLACED AT 11990, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS TO THIS DAY. REAR WIPER WOULD NOT WORK AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 23493 MILES, OPPROX. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY. THE REASON THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RETURNED FOR REPAIRS IS THE GREAT INCONVENIENCE THAT TAKES PLACE ANYTIME A FORD REPAIR SHOP IS INVOLVED. CAN YOU BRING IT BACK TOMORROW, CAN YOU LEAVE IT WITH US ALL DAY, WE ARE WAITING FOR THE PART, WE ARE NOT FINISHED CAN YOU LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT OR BRING IT BACK, SORRY WE DO NOT PROVIDE LONERS BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU A RIDE. I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN ALMOST EVERYDAY AND SOMEONE GIVING ME A RIDE JUST DOESN'T WORK. THESE REPAIRS ARE ON TOP OF 5 RECALLS THAT I CAN THINK OF. I HAVE PAST...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON EVEN IN OFF POSITION OR WHEN TURN SIGNAL WAS BEING USED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND FROM THE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE REAR WIPER REPEATEDLY FAILS TO OPERATE AT RANDOM INTERVALS. TURNING ON THE REAR WIPER SIMPLY RESULTS IN THE WIPER DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. IT DOESN'T MOVE OR ANYTHING. ONE MINUTE IT WILL WORK AND THE NEXT MINUTE IT WON'T. (NOTE ALSO THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED BY FORD FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER WHICH IS NOT LISTED IN YOUR LIST OF RECALLS ON YOUR WEBSITE.) THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

PART HAS BEEN ON ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER SAYS FORD HAS NOT SHIPPED THEM. WITH THE RAINY WEATHER COMING I NEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. THEY TURN ON WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, WHEN SIGNALING TO CHANGE LANES, AND ON 9/8/99 I NEEDED THE FAST SPEED AND THE FAST SPEED DID NOT WORK. A "MODULE" IS NEEDED ON THIS CAR AND 20 OTHERS ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND FORD HAS NOT YET SHIPPED THEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER SELF ACTIVATE CONTINUALLY, THE GEM MODULE REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE WHILE IN A OFF MODE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE PARTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS START AUTONOMOUSLY, RUN FOR A FEW CYCLES AND STOP. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN, WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I FINALLY GOT MINE FIXED SO THAT THEY DON'T TURN ON SPARADICALLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL CONTINUALLY IN RAIN, NO REPLACEMENT PART (MODULE) AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME TO RECTIFY. MJS

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHILE IN OFF MODE. ALSO, WIPERS WOULD WORK ONLY IN A SLOW SPEED OR INTERMITTENTLY WORK. *AK

SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COMMERCE TO OPERATE WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED. HOWEVER, ON JULY 20, 1999 THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED, ON AUGUST 16, 1999 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILURE ALMOST RESULTING IN COLLISION. PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY OR WILL BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH WON'T DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH SO IT WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFCULTY AND CRASH. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MJS

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WHENEVER ITS RAINING, WIPERS WOULD STAY IN LOW POSITION & NOT HIGH. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE VERY POOR VISIBILITY. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. * AK

THE COMPUTER CHIP MODULE HAS CAUSED WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO COME ON & OFF ON THEIR OWN CONTINUOUSLY. THIS CAN OCCUR EVEN IF IT'S NOT RAINING. WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. CAUSING HAVOC WITH DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND WILL NOT OPERATE AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY OPERATE. WHEN THE BLINKERS ARE APPLIED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE. WILL NOT OPERATE ON HIGH UNLESS THE BLINKERS ARE ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD COME ON/OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. OWNER HAD TO WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE WIPERS STARTED BACK UP. DLR HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND IS WAITING FOR PART. *AK

WINDHSHIELD WIPERS ARE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBLITY.DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE .PLEASE PRIVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. WHEN TURNED ON WILL NOT GO FAST. WOULD SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED A MODULE IS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK.EALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED A GEM MODULE THAT CONTROLVARIOUS ELECTRONIC PARTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION AND WHEN TURNED ON THEY DO NOT COME ON HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON AT HIGH SPEEDS. ONLY FUNCTIONS ON INTERMEDIATE SPEED. DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEW MODULE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. SOMETIMES THEY STOP DURING PERFORMANCE OR DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER CAN'T FIX THEM. *AK

WIPERS GO ON AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN ROAD OR WHEN YOU USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL AND STOP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN RAINING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. MANUFACTURER/DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PART HAS BEEN ORDERED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE WHILE SWITCH IS OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE WIPER SWITCH IN AND OFF POSITION. WIPERS WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, STOP AND RESUME AGAIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK ON LOW SPEED, AND COME ON WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WPIERS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, USING THE TURN SIGNAL WIPERS WILL ACTIVATED. DURING HEAVY RAINSTORM, THE WIPER "HIGH" MODE IS INOPERATIVE WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD INSTRUCTED THE DEALER NOT TO REPAIR THE WIPERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS INOPERABLE, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING 2 MONTHS FOR IT. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WIPERS NOT TO WORK IN THE "HIGH MODE," AFFECTING VISIBILIT WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO UPON TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. COMMON PROBLEM. PARTS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IS CAUSING WIPERS TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY RESUTLING IN A BIG DISTRACTION. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART FOR TWO WEEKS, MAUNFACTURER WILL NOT SENT PARTS. *AK *YC

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. WON'T WORK IN THE HIGH MODE WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. FORD DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO YET BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK