2011 FORD F-150 Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rear windshield failed to defrost as needed. In addition, the contact's son noticed a crack had formed in the rear windshield causing moisture to enter the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was informed that the windshield would be covered under warranty. The dealer replaced the defrost switch and the rear windshield; however, the contact was charged for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Despite the repair that was performed on the vehicle, the failure returned, and the vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 65,496.

2011 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BLEND DOOR FAILED, THE HVAC SYSTEM WOULD BLOW HOT AIR INTO THE CABIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE BLEND DOORS GEAR TEETH BECOMING BRITTLE UNDER NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS AND SHEARING OFF, WHICH PREVENTED THE ACTUATION OF THE BLEND DOOR AND THEN IT BECAME SPRING LOADED TO A FULL TEMPERATURE CONDITION. THE BLEND DOOR FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK HAD PUT MY DEFROSTER ON FOR THE BACK WINDOW ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE ROOF I GOT TO WORK LOOKED AT THE ROOF THEN NOTICED MY BACK RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS SHATTERED IT'S A ELECTRIC SLIDING WINDOW AND MY INFANTS CAR SEAT IS PLACED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT WINDOW THAT SHATTERED I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS SAME TRUCK AND SAME HAPPENED TO HIM I CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE TOTALLY UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANYWAY IF I REPLACE THIS WINDOW THE SAME CAN HAPPEN AND GLASS CAN HIT MY SON CAUSE INJURIES. *TR

WE BOUGHT 2011 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCREW CAB ON OCTOBER 25, 2014. LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 5, 2014, I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR TWO KIDS AND TURNED ON THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE LIGHT INDICATOR DIDN'T COME ON QUICKLY. A MINUTE OR SO LATER, POPPING NOISES CAME FROM THE BACK CAB AND FOUND OUT THAT REAR RIGHT WINDOW WAS SHATTERED (THE RIGHT SIDE OF THREE PIECES REAR WINDOW POWER SLIDING SYSTEM). FAULTY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER MIGHT BE THE CAUSE. WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEIR 90 DAY WARRANTY WILL COVER WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON THE MORNING OF FEB 8TH,AND TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES I HEARD A POP NOISE AND FOUND THE GLASS PANEL BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE (ONE OF 3 GLASS PANELS) HAD SHATTERED. NO OUTSIDE IMPACT,IT JUST SHATTERED. I SEE DOING AN ON-LINE SEARCH THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD SEEING AS I WAS OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY,THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. $625.00 + TAX. *TR

WELL I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY TRUCKS I HAVE PURCHASED FROM FORD. WELL IN AUGUST OF 2011 I PURCHASED THE NEW F150 WITH ECOBOOST. THE TRUCK DROVE LIKE A DREAM FOR A WHILE THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUE, WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THEN ENGINE LOSING POWER. THIS HAPPEN ABOUT 4 TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK.THE LAST TIME WAS IN JANUARY 2013, IT WAS THE LAST STRAW FOR ME. THE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANS/COMPUTER AND PUT A WIND DEFLECTOR IN THE FRONT OF THE INTERCOOL. STILL LOST POWER ON A ROAD TRIP ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM S CAROLINA. MIND YOU THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TRAN/ENGINE/THE RIGHT FENDER HAD TO BE ADJUSTED IT WAS MISALIGNED, THE BED OF THE TRUCK SAME THING. THIS LOST OF POWER ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAD TO SUNROOF REPLACED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TURN MIRROR HOUSING HAD BECOME WARPED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND AS I WAS DRIVING IT SHATTERED INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN RADIO IS LOUD OR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MAKES HEADLIGHTS APPEAR BLURRY OR FLASHING LIKE EMERGENCY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. DEALER SAID FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR NEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY. HAVE HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT TWICE. UPGRADING THE COMPLAINT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH FORD.