2012 FORD F-150 Visibilitywiper Problems

95 NHTSA complaints on file

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Visibilitywiper Issues in the 2012 FORD F-150

95 visibilitywiper complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 FORD F-150. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Visibilitywiper Complaints

#11483679 |
Rear window shattered with no warning or impact.
#11469560 |
Wipers will not turn off, they will continue to wipe while driving for days even in the off position, had to pull the fuse in order to stop the intermittent wipe, when it rains i have to re install the fuse. After months of dealing with this problem I drilled a hole in the dash, mounted a switch and ran a wire to the fuse box so I didn't have to open the hood just to get the morning doo off, the switch works great.
#11445885 |
I turned on the rear defrost and my rear window exploded on the passenger side.
#11443849 |
Driver's side stationary rear window (three window w/slider) shattered while driving.
#11366627 |
I TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER ON MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK PASSENGER GLASS BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED...THE VERY BACK WINDSHIELD
#11362794 |
I WAS LOADING UP TO GO TO THE DUMP IN MY 2012 F150 AND I TAPPED THE BACK WINDOW JUST SLIGHTLY WITH A PIECE OF GARBAGE AND IT SHATTERED MY BACK WINDOW INCLUDING MY SLIDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW, THIS WAS NO HARSH IMPACT IT WAS THE SLIGHTEST TAP ALMOST LIKE IT SHATTERED WITH NO FORCE.
#11362243 |
THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILS WHICH CAUSES THE HEATED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS TO CEASE WORKING AS THEY ARE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT OR WIRED IN SEQUENCE. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE DRIVING VISIBILITY AND SHOULD BE WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2009-2014 F-150'S AND SHOULD BE A RECALL TO BE CORRECTED. THE ISSUE CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
#11324515 |
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS INOPERATIVE. THIS WINDOW HAS A CENTER SLIDING WINDOW. REPLACING MY 4TH REAR WINDOW. 47000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR F150 TRUCKS THAT FORD WON'T RECOGNIZE. FOG, HIGH HUMIDITY, FREEZING RAIN/SNOW STICK TO THE WINDOW AND CANNOT BE REMOVED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. CANNOT SEE OUT OF MY REAR WINDOW. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STATIONARY. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 7 AND A HALF YEARS. *TR
#11321862 |
BRAKES MAKE SCRAPPING NOISE WIPER MOTOR. SPEED OF WIPERS DOES NOT CHANGE AFTER 2ND ADVANCE
#11306433 |
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN I HEAR A SUDDEN *POP* AND MY REAR GLASS SHATTERED. CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE, WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS NEAR. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE SHADE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE OVER NIGHT. FROST HAD BEEN ON THE WINDOWS, SO NATURALLY THE HEAT AND DEFROSTERS WERE ON. NO IMPACT. NO OTHER SIGNS OF CONCERN WHATSOEVER. THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT TOGETHER IS THE WINDOW TINT FILM.
#11298209 |
THE RIGHT REAR GLASS IN THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2012 FORD F150 SUDDENLY SHATTERED AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A TRIP TO THE STORE. NOTHING APPEARED TO HIT IT; IT JUST MADE A LOUD POP AND SHATTERED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME.
#11290076 |
I REMOTE STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE MORNING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, AND NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WINDOW WHAT SO EVER. THE BACK DEFROST WAS ON BECAUSE IT IS 4 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS FROST ON THE WINDOWS. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN LOOKING IT UP VIA THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THERE ARE MULTIPLE F150 OWNERS IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM IN.
#11290165 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT STRUCK BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS PREVIOUSLY BEING USED PRIOR TO THE FRACTURE. PUNDMANN FORD (2727 W CLAY ST, ST CHARLES, MO 63301, (636) 946-6611) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *LN*JB
#11268467 |
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED BY THE SWITCH. (THIS IS ON THE NON-RAIN SENSING MODEL). THEY SEEM TO BE STUCK ON THE LOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING. I'VE COME ACROSS FORUMS ONLINE THAT STATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDING REPLACED. T
#11257346 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BYERS FORD (1101 COLUMBUS PIKE, DELAWARE, OH 43015, (888) 350-4405) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V075000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTING WAS DIFFERENT AND IT WOULD SLOWLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WITHIN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD FOUR BOTTLES OF ANTIFREEZE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKE, ENGINE HOT, AND TRANSMISSION HOT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR IDLING, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW HOT AIR AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A...
#11205455 |
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 5/3/19 ON ON A COUNTY ROAD ( KATY HOCKLEY CUTTOFF ) AND WAS COMING TO A STOP BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS STOPPED AND PICKING UP SOMEONE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. I DID HAVE MY REAR DEFROST ON AT THE TIME AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE A/C CONTROLS THE LIGHT FOR THE REAR DEFROST HAD WENT OUT.
#11205456 |
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 5/3/19 ON ON A COUNTY ROAD ( KATY HOCKLEY CUTTOFF ) AND WAS COMING TO A STOP BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS STOPPED AND PICKING UP SOMEONE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. I DID HAVE MY REAR DEFROST ON AT THE TIME AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE A/C CONTROLS THE LIGHT FOR THE REAR DEFROST HAD WENT OUT.
#11205454 |
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 5/3/19 ON ON A COUNTY ROAD ( KATY HOCKLEY CUTTOFF ) AND WAS COMING TO A STOP BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS STOPPED AND PICKING UP SOMEONE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I LOOKED BACK AND SAW THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDSHIELD HAD SHATTERED. I DID HAVE MY REAR DEFROST ON AT THE TIME AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK AT THE A/C CONTROLS THE LIGHT FOR THE REAR DEFROST HAD WENT OUT.
#11203873 |
I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND CRACKING. MY INFANT IN THE BACK STARTED SCREAMING AND I LOOKED BACK AND THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR WINDOW ABOVE WHERE MY BABY HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ONE BY US SO I KNOW A ROCK WASN'T THROWN. I DID HAVE THE REAR DEFROSTER ON. I PULLED INTO MY SON'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND THERE WAS JUST A CRACK ON THE OUTSIDE BUT NOTHING THAT WOULD SHOW IT WAS HIT BY ANYTHING. I WILL HAVE MORE DOCUMENTS FROM GETTING OUR WINDOW FIXED ON MONDAY.
#11203176 |
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME OR BEHIND ME. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE WINDOW.
#11194907 |
ON A 50-DEGREE MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THERE WAS A HEAVY DEW. I TURNED MY REAR DEFROSTER ON AND APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 MINUTES LATER AS I WAS AT A STOP I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION/POP. I EXAMINED MY FRONT WINDSHIELD AND STARTED TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND THEN WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR TO SEE IF SOMEONE HAD BUMPED ME I NOTICED MY BACK GLASS HAD EXPLODED. SINCE I WAS AT A FULL STOP AND I HAD NO IMPACT I GOT TO WONDERING THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING TO WORK I RESEARCHED "REAR DEFROSTER CAUSES BACK GLASS TO BREAK". THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THEREFOR I TOOK MY TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED A DEFECT IN THE DEFROSTER CAUSED THE ISSUE.
#11191041 |
THE REAR DEFROSTER HAS NOT WORKED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE FROM 2009-2014 AND THAT IT IS NOT WORTH FIXING BECAUSE IT WILL JUST BREAK AGAIN. WITH A PUSHBUTTON RATHER THAN A TOGGLE SWITCH IT IS NOT CLEAR IF IT IS TURNED ON OR OFF. DRIVING ONE RAINY DAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRIPPING RAIN INSIDE THE TRUCK AT THE BACK WINDOW, BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANY WATER COMING IN. I THEN NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE REAR DEFROST. I RECALLED WHAT I HAD READ ABOUT THESE DEFROSTERS SHORTING OUT AND CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. I REALIZED THAT WAS THE SOUND OF ELECTRICAL ARCING RATHER THAN WATER. I QUICKLY PUSHED THE BUTTON TO THE OFF POSITION AND WITHIN ONE SECOND, BOOM, THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. WITH THE LARGE VOLUME OF COMMENTS...
#11190458 |
THIS MORNING I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING IN MORNING TRAFFIC, I HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE A ROCK HITTING MY VEHICLE. AFTER ARRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE GLASS OF THE 3 PIECE POWER SLIDE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING IT. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INTERNET SEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DEFROSTER CAUSING THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER.
#11186381 |
REAR DEFROST MALFUNCTIONED WHILE WARMING UP THE TRUCK. THE ELECTRICAL INPUT TO THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED THE BACK WINDOW MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE WINDOW IS NOW A LIABILITY FOR REAR PASSENGERS.
#11183220 |
REAR GLASS CRACKED. NO PREVIOUS IMPACT.
#11175060 |
I REMOTE STARTED MY 2012 F-150 AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO GET IN THE TRUCK I NOTICED MY REAR DEFROSTER WASN'T ON ANYMORE AND THE REAR WINDOW HAD NOT DEFROSTED. IT WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES OUT. I PUSHED THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON BUT IT WOULD NOT COME ON. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER WINDOW, OF THE 3 SECTION REAR WINDOW, HAD SHATTERED. I TAPED THE WINDOW UP AND DROVE TO WORK. I HAVE 36,428 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I AM NOT HAPPY!!
#11173371 |
WHILE THE REAR DEFROSTER IS ACTIVATED THE GLASS SHATTERED DUE TO WHAT SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE DEFROSTER. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
#11170852 |
01/18/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM EST, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON NB ROUTE 301 IN THE CROFTON, MARYLAND AREA. DUE TO THE RECENT SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES WE ARE EXPERIENCING HERE IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES, WE HAD THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED IN OUR 2012 FORD F-150 XLT PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BOTH MY WIFE AND I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD "POP" SOUND WHILE RIDING INSIDE OF THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. I PROCEEDED TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE ORIGINATED FROM AND THAT'S WHEN I OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY THE WINDOW SUDDENLY CRACKED WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS CAUSE. AT THIS POINT I WAS QUITE PERPLEXED. I SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED...
#11170496 |
REAR DEFROST AND MIRROR HEATERS NOT WORKING. REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. ALMOST BACKED INTO AND RUN OVER KIDS AND HIT A CAR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISIBILITY.
#11165616 |
I GOT IN MY TRUCK ABOUT 7:40PM TO LEAVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT LAST NIGHT. I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED IT TO WARM IT UP (OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 29 DEGREES F). I TUNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER AND 2 MINUTES LATER I HEARD A LOUD POP (SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT) FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MY REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND MY VEHICLE EXCEPT MY CLOSED GARAGE AND NOTHING STRUCK THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR DEFROSTER HEATING THE COLD GLASS TOO RAPIDLY CAUSING IT TO EXPAND AND SHATTER. THIS GLASS SHOULD BE TEMPERED AND NOT SHATTER LIKE THIS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVELED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORD F150 OWNERS OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS. I'M GRATEFUL I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT FAR...
#11143315 |
BACK WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH REAR DEFROSTER ON. I WAS LETTING MY TRUCK WARM UP IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT IN MOTION
#11141278 |
THEORY - VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS CAN SIMULATE OR INDUCE FAILURE OF VARIOUS PARTS/SYSTEMS THROUGH THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS THAT RUN VEHICLES CAUSING VEHICLE OWNERS TO MAKE UNNEEDED REPAIRS WHICH CREATES DEMAND FOR PARTS AND LABOR THROUGHOUT THE DEALERSHIP NETWORK. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARISE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. 1) DASHBOARD DISPLAY OF GEAR VEHICLE IS OPERATING IN STOPPED ILLUMINATING 2) WINDSHIELD WIPER STAYS ON LOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING AFTER WIPER IS TURNED OFF 3) VEHICLE MAKES NOISE FOR 5-10 SECONDS FOLLOWING IGNITION DURING WHICH BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT. 4) SOUND OF GRINDING/SCRAPING FROM THE FRONT END 5) POWER STEERING IS STIFF DURING LOW SPEED TURNS MY RESPONSE TO THESE SITUATIONS WERE/ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) CHECKED THE FUSES - EVERYTHING WAS GOOD THERE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE DISPLAY ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED EVER SINCE. 2) THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING A $100 PART - I CONTINUED TO SWITCH THE...
#11078313 |
THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW OF MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHATTERED. I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I LOOK BACK AND SEE THAT MY WINDOW IS COMPLETELY SPIDERED. IT WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND I HAD BEEN RUNNING THE REAR DEFROST FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DEFROST. THANKFULLY MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AS HIS CAR SEAT IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE WINDOW. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED WITH TINY SHARDS OF GLASS.
#11064854 |
STARTED TRUCK UP TURNED ON REAR DEFROSTER AND HEATED MIRRORS. WENT ABOUT 100 FEET IN DRIVEWAY AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED/SHATTERED ON MY 8 YEAR OLD SON'S BACK. THIS IS A 3 PIECE REAR SLIDING POWER WINDOW. TEMPATURE AROUND 10 DEGREES F.
#11063632 |
MY F-150 SUPERCREW DEFROST DOES NOT WORK ON THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW NOR DOES THE ELECTRICAL DEFROST ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WORK. I HAVE PUT FORTH SIGNIFICANT TIME AND EFFORT TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM, EVEN SO FAR AS PURCHASING A NEW CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO GET BOTH DEFROSTING (VISIBILITY) CAPABILITIES BACK IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW. THERE IS NO BYPASS, OR PARTIAL SOLUTIONS. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY WITH MIRRORS (INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR) DURING CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS.
#11063017 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW PANEL EXPLODED INTO PIECES. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-13920244. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
#11057889 |
REAR SPLIT WINDOW SHATTERED
#11056810 |
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROST. SECOND TIME WITHIN 3 YEARS. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS!
#11053852 |
WIPER DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN IT'S IN THE OFF POSITION THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOT SURE IF IT WAS PART OF A RECALL.
#11054030 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SHATTERING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INADVERTENTLY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
#11052869 |
REAR DEFROSTER ON SLIDING REAR WINDOW NOR HEATED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WORK. SELECTION ON CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP.
#11048792 |
SPONTANEOUS GLASS BRAKAG. REAR SLIDING WINDOW WITH DEFROSTER EXPLODED FOR NO REASON
#11048208 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE DEFROST. LESS THAN TEN MINUTES LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. STEVENS JERSEY CITY (740 NJ-440 JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SOMEONE ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EITHER IF THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,118.
#11045569 |
REAR WIDOW DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. FORD WILL NOT MAKE REPAIR UNDER VEHICLE PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. VEHICLE SITTING STILL IDLING, REAR WINDOW DEFROST STOPPED WORKING. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WILL NOT COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING FOR 56,000 MILES.
#11044786 |
YESTERDAY WAS OUR FIRST COLD MORNING OF THE SEASON. I HAD A DENTIST APPOINTMENT IN THE MORNING. DROVE TO THE APPOINTMENT. CAME OUT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SECTION OF THE SLIDING, HEATED REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME. IN LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON, UNADDRESSED ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.
#10967683 |
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THIS COMPLIANT IS FORWARDED TO YOU IN DUE TIME. TOO MANY TIMES WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM MY FAMILIES HOME IN PA, I ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD WITH REGARD TO LARGE DUMP TRUCKS THAT CARRY STONE. THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WHEN I PASSED A SAID TRUCK, ROCKS CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE BED, HITTING MY HOOD AND WINDSHIELD IN SEVERAL AREAS. IT GOES WITHOUT SAY HOW DANGEROUS THIS MATTER CAN BECOME. THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORST, IF YOUR PASSING WHEN THE ROAD IN BUMPY. I TRAVEL EAST FROM PA, ROUTE 15, ROUTE 206, ROUTE 80, ROUTE 46 AND ROUTE 3. I HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELDS BEFORE, BECAUSE OF ROCKS FLYING OFF OF DUMP TRUCKS. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS MATTER, BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAUSES MORE ACCIDENTS. THERE MUST BE REGULATIONS, THAT CAN BE MORE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THANK, YOU [XXX] *DL INFORMATION...
#10959975 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PANEL SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
#10958712 |
WIND SHIELD WIPERS WONT SHUT OFF ,STAY ON AFTER SHUTING OFF, DOES THIS ANYTIME I USE THE WIPERS.
#10958364 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *CN
#10955671 |
THE REAR GLASS WAS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING WITH DEFROST ON.

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